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From the OGB archives

Letter from Exec: AI is not compatible with journalism

Executive Board November 7, 2025

This column represents the views of the members of the Executive Board of the Old Gold & Black. Barring AI’s so-far inevitable mistakes, from bad grammar to false facts, writers using AI sacrifice...

Rate My Professors is a tool that allows college students to review professors at their university, rate their class based on difficulty and record the grade they receive.

Rate My Professors isn’t as reliable as we think

Syed Abdullah, Staff Writer November 6, 2025

I still remember the night before class registration, my freshman spring. Someone showed me the website Rate My Professors, just to check whether the professor for my discrete mathematics class was worth...

Turning Point USA set up a table in the Benson University Center on Monday afternoon in an attempt to promote the organization's presence on Wake Forest's campus. Since Charlie Kirk's death in September, Turning Point chapters on college campuses have grown across the country. (Courtesy of Chase Clark)

Be not Dismayed

Chase Clark, Contributing Writer November 4, 2025

 In 2008, Maya Angelou published “Letters to My Daughter”, a collection of wisdom gathered from her extraordinary life. One chapter recounts how she came to teach at Wake Forest University. In it,...

On Wednesday, October 28, the Supreme Court requested information from the Trump administration and Illinois state officials to determine whether Trump can legally deploy National Guard troops in Chicago.
(Courtesy of The New York Times)

The State of States: The unlawfulness of Trump’s National Guard deployment

Commerce Fisk, Contributing Writer November 1, 2025

In the darkness of the night on Oct. 4, 101 members of the California National Guard entered Oregon on a plane, authorized to pass over state lines by President Donald J. Trump.  His rationale: Portland,...

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Letter from from editor: In support of the Indiana Daily Student

Ella Klein, Editor-in-chief October 24, 2025

This letter represents the view of Old Gold & Black Editor-in-chief Ella Klein, not the Old Gold & Black.  Last week, the student newspaper at the University of Indiana Bloomington was barred...

"The maintenance of our way of life as Americans requires constant attention no only to the proclaimed ends of those who represent us in government, but also the means they use to achieve it."
(Courtesy of The Hill)

The Trump Administration’s Firings

Henry Holt, Contributing Writer October 23, 2025

On Friday, Sept. 12, Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) did not have the legal authority to terminate probationary employees...

According to  a Gallup poll that surveyed young adults,  66% of people ages 18 to 34 believe that drinking is bad for one’s health.
(Courtesy of The New York Times)

Gen-Z is the “stay-at-home” generation

Winston Fugate, Contributing Columnist October 23, 2025

As I’m writing this on a Friday night, I’m surrounded by hall mates who have decided to “fade” the frats and stay in. We're playing games like “Jackbox,” “Quiplash,” and “Werewolves”...


The murder of George Floyd sparked Black Lives Matter protests nationwide and on social media.
(Courtesy of NPR)

When Activism Turns Performative

Syed Abdullah, Staff Writer October 20, 2025

Lately, it feels like everything is being labeled as performative. Men are “performative” for drinking matcha. Women are “performative” for following Formula 1. Even wearing loafers or pleated...

The Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 90-88 on Wednesday in the WBNA finals.
(Courtesy of ESPN)

Pay Them What You Owe Them

Shani Schwartz, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

As a young girl, all of my role models were NBA players. I idolized Kevin Durant, wearing his jersey every day, and had his life-sized fat head on my bedroom wall. My dream was to be the first female player...

In 2024, the majority of undergraduate students enrolled were from North Carolina, totaling up 860 students.

Who really benefits from Wake Forest’s tuition-free promise?

Syed Abdullah, Contributing Title October 4, 2025

When Wake Forest announced last week that admitted undergraduates from North Carolina families making under $200,000 will attend tuition-free, the news spread fast — and for good reason.  At a time...

"Now this past week Jimmy Kimmel briefly joined the list of late-night hosts who have either been canceled or suspended indefinitely."

Jimmy Kimmel briefly joins Stephen Colbert among Late-Night Hosts ousted

Grace Williams, Contributing Writer October 3, 2025

First, it was Stephen Colbert. Now this past week Jimmy Kimmel briefly joined the list of late-night hosts who have either been canceled or suspended indefinitely.  The sudden disappearance of the...

A statue of the beloved Wake Forest mascot the “Demon Deacon”, a name coined in the 1920s after Wake Forest beat the Trinity Blue Devils.

The Big Little: Marketing Wake Forest’s uniqueness

Commerce Fisk, Contributing Writer September 28, 2025

A statue of the beloved Wake Forest mascot the “Demon Deacon”, a name coined in the 1920s after Wake Forest beat the Trinity Blue Devils.  In winter 1984, the small town of Chestnut Hill, Mass....

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